Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4585
מְעֹנָה
me.o.nah · “habitation”
Used 10 times across 8 books
Definition
1) dwelling, habitation, refuge
1a) den, lair (of animals)
1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)
1a) den, lair (of animals)
1b) dwelling-place (of God) (fig.)
Where it appears
Deuteronomy1
Job2
Psalms2
Song of Solomon1
Jeremiah1
Amos1
Nahum1
Zephaniah1
In the text
Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.Job 37:8Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.Job 38:40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?Psalms 76:3There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.Psalms 104:22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?Nahum 2:13Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.Zephaniah 3:7I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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